EP0875659A3 - Valve for use in a subterranean well - Google Patents

Valve for use in a subterranean well Download PDF

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EP0875659A3
EP0875659A3 EP19980303452 EP98303452A EP0875659A3 EP 0875659 A3 EP0875659 A3 EP 0875659A3 EP 19980303452 EP19980303452 EP 19980303452 EP 98303452 A EP98303452 A EP 98303452A EP 0875659 A3 EP0875659 A3 EP 0875659A3
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valve
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subterranean well
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Imre I. Gazda
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Halliburton Energy Services Inc
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
    • E21B43/11—Perforators; Permeators
    • E21B43/116—Gun or shaped-charge perforators
    • E21B43/1185—Ignition systems
    • E21B43/11852—Ignition systems hydraulically actuated
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B21/00—Methods or apparatus for flushing boreholes, e.g. by use of exhaust air from motor
    • E21B21/10—Valve arrangements in drilling-fluid circulation systems
    • E21B21/103—Down-hole by-pass valve arrangements, i.e. between the inside of the drill string and the annulus
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B23/00—Apparatus for displacing, setting, locking, releasing or removing tools, packers or the like in boreholes or wells
    • E21B23/04—Apparatus for displacing, setting, locking, releasing or removing tools, packers or the like in boreholes or wells operated by fluid means, e.g. actuated by explosion
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B23/00—Apparatus for displacing, setting, locking, releasing or removing tools, packers or the like in boreholes or wells
    • E21B23/04—Apparatus for displacing, setting, locking, releasing or removing tools, packers or the like in boreholes or wells operated by fluid means, e.g. actuated by explosion
    • E21B23/042—Apparatus for displacing, setting, locking, releasing or removing tools, packers or the like in boreholes or wells operated by fluid means, e.g. actuated by explosion using a single piston or multiple mechanically interconnected pistons
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B34/00—Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells
    • E21B34/06—Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells in wells
    • E21B34/10—Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells in wells operated by control fluid supplied from outside the borehole
    • E21B34/102—Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells in wells operated by control fluid supplied from outside the borehole with means for locking the closing element in open or closed position
    • E21B34/103—Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells in wells operated by control fluid supplied from outside the borehole with means for locking the closing element in open or closed position with a shear pin
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T137/00—Fluid handling
    • Y10T137/1624—Destructible or deformable element controlled
    • Y10T137/1632—Destructible element
    • Y10T137/1669—Tensile or sheer pin or bolt

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  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Earth Drilling (AREA)
  • Temperature-Responsive Valves (AREA)

Abstract

A valve (60) operatively interconnectable to the first and second pressure regions of a subterranean well. The valve comprises a member (92) having first and second surface areas formed thereon. The first surface area is in fluid communication with the first pressure region, and the second surface area is in fluid communication with the second pressure region. The member (92) is displaceable from a first position to a second position when fluid pressure in the first pressure region exceeds fluid pressure in the second region by a predetermined amount. The valve further comprises a chamber (66), the chamber (66) being isolated from the second pressure region when the member (92) is in the first position, and the chamber (66) being in fluid communication with the second pressure region when the member (92) is in the second position.
EP19980303452 1997-05-01 1998-05-01 Valve for use in a subterranean well Withdrawn EP0875659A3 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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US08/846,866 US6035880A (en) 1997-05-01 1997-05-01 Pressure activated switch valve
US846866 1997-05-01

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EP0875659A2 EP0875659A2 (en) 1998-11-04
EP0875659A3 true EP0875659A3 (en) 1999-06-02

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AU (1) AU721013B2 (en)
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AU6368398A (en) 1998-11-05
NO981913D0 (en) 1998-04-28
US6035880A (en) 2000-03-14
CA2236457A1 (en) 1998-11-01
AU721013B2 (en) 2000-06-22
EP0875659A2 (en) 1998-11-04

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